OK, let's crack this. We're given 173 and our task is to multiply it by 494. Essentially, we'll be adding 173 to itself 494 times.
Step 1: 0 + 173 = 173
Step 2: 173 + 173 = 346
Step 3: 346 + 173 = 519
Step 4: 519 + 173 = 692
Step 5: 692 + 173 = 865
Step 6: 865 + 173 = 1038
Step 7: 1038 + 173 = 1211
Step 8: 1211 + 173 = 1384
Step 9: 1384 + 173 = 1557
Step 10: 1557 + 173 = 1730
Step 11: 1730 + 173 = 1903
Step 12: 1903 + 173 = 2076
Step 13: 2076 + 173 = 2249
Step 14: 2249 + 173 = 2422
Step 15: 2422 + 173 = 2595
Step 16: 2595 + 173 = 2768
Step 17: 2768 + 173 = 2941
Step 18: 2941 + 173 = 3114
Step 19: 3114 + 173 = 3287
Step 20: 3287 + 173 = 3460
Step 21: 3460 + 173 = 3633
Step 22: 3633 + 173 = 3806
Step 23: 3806 + 173 = 3979
Step 24: 3979 + 173 = 4152
Step 25: 4152 + 173 = 4325
Step 26: 4325 + 173 = 4498
Step 27: 4498 + 173 = 4671
Step 28: 4671 + 173 = 4844
Step 29: 4844 + 173 = 5017
Step 30: 5017 + 173 = 5190
Step 31: 5190 + 173 = 5363
Step 32: 5363 + 173 = 5536
Step 33: 5536 + 173 = 5709
Step 34: 5709 + 173 = 5882
Step 35: 5882 + 173 = 6055
Step 36: 6055 + 173 = 6228
Step 37: 6228 + 173 = 6401
Step 38: 6401 + 173 = 6574
Step 39: 6574 + 173 = 6747
Step 40: 6747 + 173 = 6920
Step 41: 6920 + 173 = 7093
Step 42: 7093 + 173 = 7266
Step 43: 7266 + 173 = 7439
Step 44: 7439 + 173 = 7612
Step 45: 7612 + 173 = 7785
Step 46: 7785 + 173 = 7958
Step 47: 7958 + 173 = 8131
Step 48: 8131 + 173 = 8304
Step 49: 8304 + 173 = 8477
Step 50: 8477 + 173 = 8650
Step 51: 8650 + 173 = 8823
Step 52: 8823 + 173 = 8996
Step 53: 8996 + 173 = 9169
Step 54: 9169 + 173 = 9342
Step 55: 9342 + 173 = 9515
Step 56: 9515 + 173 = 9688
Step 57: 9688 + 173 = 9861
Step 58: 9861 + 173 = 10034
Step 59: 10034 + 173 = 10207
Step 60: 10207 + 173 = 10380
Step 61: 10380 + 173 = 10553
Step 62: 10553 + 173 = 10726
Step 63: 10726 + 173 = 10899
Step 64: 10899 + 173 = 11072
Step 65: 11072 + 173 = 11245
Step 66: 11245 + 173 = 11418
Step 67: 11418 + 173 = 11591
Step 68: 11591 + 173 = 11764
Step 69: 11764 + 173 = 11937
Step 70: 11937 + 173 = 12110
Step 71: 12110 + 173 = 12283
Step 72: 12283 + 173 = 12456
Step 73: 12456 + 173 = 12629
Step 74: 12629 + 173 = 12802
Step 75: 12802 + 173 = 12975
Step 76: 12975 + 173 = 13148
Step 77: 13148 + 173 = 13321
Step 78: 13321 + 173 = 13494
Step 79: 13494 + 173 = 13667
Step 80: 13667 + 173 = 13840
Step 81: 13840 + 173 = 14013
Step 82: 14013 + 173 = 14186
Step 83: 14186 + 173 = 14359
Step 84: 14359 + 173 = 14532
Step 85: 14532 + 173 = 14705
Step 86: 14705 + 173 = 14878
Step 87: 14878 + 173 = 15051
Step 88: 15051 + 173 = 15224
Step 89: 15224 + 173 = 15397
Step 90: 15397 + 173 = 15570
Step 91: 15570 + 173 = 15743
Step 92: 15743 + 173 = 15916
Step 93: 15916 + 173 = 16089
Step 94: 16089 + 173 = 16262
Step 95: 16262 + 173 = 16435
Step 96: 16435 + 173 = 16608
Step 97: 16608 + 173 = 16781
Step 98: 16781 + 173 = 16954
Step 99: 16954 + 173 = 17127
Step 100: 17127 + 173 = 17300
Step 101: 17300 + 173 = 17473
Step 102: 17473 + 173 = 17646
Step 103: 17646 + 173 = 17819
Step 104: 17819 + 173 = 17992
Step 105: 17992 + 173 = 18165
Step 106: 18165 + 173 = 18338
Step 107: 18338 + 173 = 18511
Step 108: 18511 + 173 = 18684
Step 109: 18684 + 173 = 18857
Step 110: 18857 + 173 = 19030
Step 111: 19030 + 173 = 19203
Step 112: 19203 + 173 = 19376
Step 113: 19376 + 173 = 19549
Step 114: 19549 + 173 = 19722
Step 115: 19722 + 173 = 19895
Step 116: 19895 + 173 = 20068
Step 117: 20068 + 173 = 20241
Step 118: 20241 + 173 = 20414
Step 119: 20414 + 173 = 20587
Step 120: 20587 + 173 = 20760
Step 121: 20760 + 173 = 20933
Step 122: 20933 + 173 = 21106
Step 123: 21106 + 173 = 21279
Step 124: 21279 + 173 = 21452
Step 125: 21452 + 173 = 21625
Step 126: 21625 + 173 = 21798
Step 127: 21798 + 173 = 21971
Step 128: 21971 + 173 = 22144
Step 129: 22144 + 173 = 22317
Step 130: 22317 + 173 = 22490
Step 131: 22490 + 173 = 22663
Step 132: 22663 + 173 = 22836
Step 133: 22836 + 173 = 23009
Step 134: 23009 + 173 = 23182
Step 135: 23182 + 173 = 23355
Step 136: 23355 + 173 = 23528
Step 137: 23528 + 173 = 23701
Step 138: 23701 + 173 = 23874
Step 139: 23874 + 173 = 24047
Step 140: 24047 + 173 = 24220
Step 141: 24220 + 173 = 24393
Step 142: 24393 + 173 = 24566
Step 143: 24566 + 173 = 24739
Step 144: 24739 + 173 = 24912
Step 145: 24912 + 173 = 25085
Step 146: 25085 + 173 = 25258
Step 147: 25258 + 173 = 25431
Step 148: 25431 + 173 = 25604
Step 149: 25604 + 173 = 25777
Step 150: 25777 + 173 = 25950
Step 151: 25950 + 173 = 26123
Step 152: 26123 + 173 = 26296
Step 153: 26296 + 173 = 26469
Step 154: 26469 + 173 = 26642
Step 155: 26642 + 173 = 26815
Step 156: 26815 + 173 = 26988
Step 157: 26988 + 173 = 27161
Step 158: 27161 + 173 = 27334
Step 159: 27334 + 173 = 27507
Step 160: 27507 + 173 = 27680
Step 161: 27680 + 173 = 27853
Step 162: 27853 + 173 = 28026
Step 163: 28026 + 173 = 28199
Step 164: 28199 + 173 = 28372
Step 165: 28372 + 173 = 28545
Step 166: 28545 + 173 = 28718
Step 167: 28718 + 173 = 28891
Step 168: 28891 + 173 = 29064
Step 169: 29064 + 173 = 29237
Step 170: 29237 + 173 = 29410
Step 171: 29410 + 173 = 29583
Step 172: 29583 + 173 = 29756
Step 173: 29756 + 173 = 29929
Step 174: 29929 + 173 = 30102
Step 175: 30102 + 173 = 30275
Step 176: 30275 + 173 = 30448
Step 177: 30448 + 173 = 30621
Step 178: 30621 + 173 = 30794
Step 179: 30794 + 173 = 30967
Step 180: 30967 + 173 = 31140
Step 181: 31140 + 173 = 31313
Step 182: 31313 + 173 = 31486
Step 183: 31486 + 173 = 31659
Step 184: 31659 + 173 = 31832
Step 185: 31832 + 173 = 32005
Step 186: 32005 + 173 = 32178
Step 187: 32178 + 173 = 32351
Step 188: 32351 + 173 = 32524
Step 189: 32524 + 173 = 32697
Step 190: 32697 + 173 = 32870
Step 191: 32870 + 173 = 33043
Step 192: 33043 + 173 = 33216
Step 193: 33216 + 173 = 33389
Step 194: 33389 + 173 = 33562
Step 195: 33562 + 173 = 33735
Step 196: 33735 + 173 = 33908
Step 197: 33908 + 173 = 34081
Step 198: 34081 + 173 = 34254
Step 199: 34254 + 173 = 34427
Step 200: 34427 + 173 = 34600
Step 201: 34600 + 173 = 34773
Step 202: 34773 + 173 = 34946
Step 203: 34946 + 173 = 35119
Step 204: 35119 + 173 = 35292
Step 205: 35292 + 173 = 35465
Step 206: 35465 + 173 = 35638
Step 207: 35638 + 173 = 35811
Step 208: 35811 + 173 = 35984
Step 209: 35984 + 173 = 36157
Step 210: 36157 + 173 = 36330
Step 211: 36330 + 173 = 36503
Step 212: 36503 + 173 = 36676
Step 213: 36676 + 173 = 36849
Step 214: 36849 + 173 = 37022
Step 215: 37022 + 173 = 37195
Step 216: 37195 + 173 = 37368
Step 217: 37368 + 173 = 37541
Step 218: 37541 + 173 = 37714
Step 219: 37714 + 173 = 37887
Step 220: 37887 + 173 = 38060
Step 221: 38060 + 173 = 38233
Step 222: 38233 + 173 = 38406
Step 223: 38406 + 173 = 38579
Step 224: 38579 + 173 = 38752
Step 225: 38752 + 173 = 38925
Step 226: 38925 + 173 = 39098
Step 227: 39098 + 173 = 39271
Step 228: 39271 + 173 = 39444
Step 229: 39444 + 173 = 39617
Step 230: 39617 + 173 = 39790
Step 231: 39790 + 173 = 39963
Step 232: 39963 + 173 = 40136
Step 233: 40136 + 173 = 40309
Step 234: 40309 + 173 = 40482
Step 235: 40482 + 173 = 40655
Step 236: 40655 + 173 = 40828
Step 237: 40828 + 173 = 41001
Step 238: 41001 + 173 = 41174
Step 239: 41174 + 173 = 41347
Step 240: 41347 + 173 = 41520
Step 241: 41520 + 173 = 41693
Step 242: 41693 + 173 = 41866
Step 243: 41866 + 173 = 42039
Step 244: 42039 + 173 = 42212
Step 245: 42212 + 173 = 42385
Step 246: 42385 + 173 = 42558
Step 247: 42558 + 173 = 42731
Step 248: 42731 + 173 = 42904
Step 249: 42904 + 173 = 43077
Step 250: 43077 + 173 = 43250
Step 251: 43250 + 173 = 43423
Step 252: 43423 + 173 = 43596
Step 253: 43596 + 173 = 43769
Step 254: 43769 + 173 = 43942
Step 255: 43942 + 173 = 44115
Step 256: 44115 + 173 = 44288
Step 257: 44288 + 173 = 44461
Step 258: 44461 + 173 = 44634
Step 259: 44634 + 173 = 44807
Step 260: 44807 + 173 = 44980
Step 261: 44980 + 173 = 45153
Step 262: 45153 + 173 = 45326
Step 263: 45326 + 173 = 45499
Step 264: 45499 + 173 = 45672
Step 265: 45672 + 173 = 45845
Step 266: 45845 + 173 = 46018
Step 267: 46018 + 173 = 46191
Step 268: 46191 + 173 = 46364
Step 269: 46364 + 173 = 46537
Step 270: 46537 + 173 = 46710
Step 271: 46710 + 173 = 46883
Step 272: 46883 + 173 = 47056
Step 273: 47056 + 173 = 47229
Step 274: 47229 + 173 = 47402
Step 275: 47402 + 173 = 47575
Step 276: 47575 + 173 = 47748
Step 277: 47748 + 173 = 47921
Step 278: 47921 + 173 = 48094
Step 279: 48094 + 173 = 48267
Step 280: 48267 + 173 = 48440
Step 281: 48440 + 173 = 48613
Step 282: 48613 + 173 = 48786
Step 283: 48786 + 173 = 48959
Step 284: 48959 + 173 = 49132
Step 285: 49132 + 173 = 49305
Step 286: 49305 + 173 = 49478
Step 287: 49478 + 173 = 49651
Step 288: 49651 + 173 = 49824
Step 289: 49824 + 173 = 49997
Step 290: 49997 + 173 = 50170
Step 291: 50170 + 173 = 50343
Step 292: 50343 + 173 = 50516
Step 293: 50516 + 173 = 50689
Step 294: 50689 + 173 = 50862
Step 295: 50862 + 173 = 51035
Step 296: 51035 + 173 = 51208
Step 297: 51208 + 173 = 51381
Step 298: 51381 + 173 = 51554
Step 299: 51554 + 173 = 51727
Step 300: 51727 + 173 = 51900
Step 301: 51900 + 173 = 52073
Step 302: 52073 + 173 = 52246
Step 303: 52246 + 173 = 52419
Step 304: 52419 + 173 = 52592
Step 305: 52592 + 173 = 52765
Step 306: 52765 + 173 = 52938
Step 307: 52938 + 173 = 53111
Step 308: 53111 + 173 = 53284
Step 309: 53284 + 173 = 53457
Step 310: 53457 + 173 = 53630
Step 311: 53630 + 173 = 53803
Step 312: 53803 + 173 = 53976
Step 313: 53976 + 173 = 54149
Step 314: 54149 + 173 = 54322
Step 315: 54322 + 173 = 54495
Step 316: 54495 + 173 = 54668
Step 317: 54668 + 173 = 54841
Step 318: 54841 + 173 = 55014
Step 319: 55014 + 173 = 55187
Step 320: 55187 + 173 = 55360
Step 321: 55360 + 173 = 55533
Step 322: 55533 + 173 = 55706
Step 323: 55706 + 173 = 55879
Step 324: 55879 + 173 = 56052
Step 325: 56052 + 173 = 56225
Step 326: 56225 + 173 = 56398
Step 327: 56398 + 173 = 56571
Step 328: 56571 + 173 = 56744
Step 329: 56744 + 173 = 56917
Step 330: 56917 + 173 = 57090
Step 331: 57090 + 173 = 57263
Step 332: 57263 + 173 = 57436
Step 333: 57436 + 173 = 57609
Step 334: 57609 + 173 = 57782
Step 335: 57782 + 173 = 57955
Step 336: 57955 + 173 = 58128
Step 337: 58128 + 173 = 58301
Step 338: 58301 + 173 = 58474
Step 339: 58474 + 173 = 58647
Step 340: 58647 + 173 = 58820
Step 341: 58820 + 173 = 58993
Step 342: 58993 + 173 = 59166
Step 343: 59166 + 173 = 59339
Step 344: 59339 + 173 = 59512
Step 345: 59512 + 173 = 59685
Step 346: 59685 + 173 = 59858
Step 347: 59858 + 173 = 60031
Step 348: 60031 + 173 = 60204
Step 349: 60204 + 173 = 60377
Step 350: 60377 + 173 = 60550
Step 351: 60550 + 173 = 60723
Step 352: 60723 + 173 = 60896
Step 353: 60896 + 173 = 61069
Step 354: 61069 + 173 = 61242
Step 355: 61242 + 173 = 61415
Step 356: 61415 + 173 = 61588
Step 357: 61588 + 173 = 61761
Step 358: 61761 + 173 = 61934
Step 359: 61934 + 173 = 62107
Step 360: 62107 + 173 = 62280
Step 361: 62280 + 173 = 62453
Step 362: 62453 + 173 = 62626
Step 363: 62626 + 173 = 62799
Step 364: 62799 + 173 = 62972
Step 365: 62972 + 173 = 63145
Step 366: 63145 + 173 = 63318
Step 367: 63318 + 173 = 63491
Step 368: 63491 + 173 = 63664
Step 369: 63664 + 173 = 63837
Step 370: 63837 + 173 = 64010
Step 371: 64010 + 173 = 64183
Step 372: 64183 + 173 = 64356
Step 373: 64356 + 173 = 64529
Step 374: 64529 + 173 = 64702
Step 375: 64702 + 173 = 64875
Step 376: 64875 + 173 = 65048
Step 377: 65048 + 173 = 65221
Step 378: 65221 + 173 = 65394
Step 379: 65394 + 173 = 65567
Step 380: 65567 + 173 = 65740
Step 381: 65740 + 173 = 65913
Step 382: 65913 + 173 = 66086
Step 383: 66086 + 173 = 66259
Step 384: 66259 + 173 = 66432
Step 385: 66432 + 173 = 66605
Step 386: 66605 + 173 = 66778
Step 387: 66778 + 173 = 66951
Step 388: 66951 + 173 = 67124
Step 389: 67124 + 173 = 67297
Step 390: 67297 + 173 = 67470
Step 391: 67470 + 173 = 67643
Step 392: 67643 + 173 = 67816
Step 393: 67816 + 173 = 67989
Step 394: 67989 + 173 = 68162
Step 395: 68162 + 173 = 68335
Step 396: 68335 + 173 = 68508
Step 397: 68508 + 173 = 68681
Step 398: 68681 + 173 = 68854
Step 399: 68854 + 173 = 69027
Step 400: 69027 + 173 = 69200
Step 401: 69200 + 173 = 69373
Step 402: 69373 + 173 = 69546
Step 403: 69546 + 173 = 69719
Step 404: 69719 + 173 = 69892
Step 405: 69892 + 173 = 70065
Step 406: 70065 + 173 = 70238
Step 407: 70238 + 173 = 70411
Step 408: 70411 + 173 = 70584
Step 409: 70584 + 173 = 70757
Step 410: 70757 + 173 = 70930
Step 411: 70930 + 173 = 71103
Step 412: 71103 + 173 = 71276
Step 413: 71276 + 173 = 71449
Step 414: 71449 + 173 = 71622
Step 415: 71622 + 173 = 71795
Step 416: 71795 + 173 = 71968
Step 417: 71968 + 173 = 72141
Step 418: 72141 + 173 = 72314
Step 419: 72314 + 173 = 72487
Step 420: 72487 + 173 = 72660
Step 421: 72660 + 173 = 72833
Step 422: 72833 + 173 = 73006
Step 423: 73006 + 173 = 73179
Step 424: 73179 + 173 = 73352
Step 425: 73352 + 173 = 73525
Step 426: 73525 + 173 = 73698
Step 427: 73698 + 173 = 73871
Step 428: 73871 + 173 = 74044
Step 429: 74044 + 173 = 74217
Step 430: 74217 + 173 = 74390
Step 431: 74390 + 173 = 74563
Step 432: 74563 + 173 = 74736
Step 433: 74736 + 173 = 74909
Step 434: 74909 + 173 = 75082
Step 435: 75082 + 173 = 75255
Step 436: 75255 + 173 = 75428
Step 437: 75428 + 173 = 75601
Step 438: 75601 + 173 = 75774
Step 439: 75774 + 173 = 75947
Step 440: 75947 + 173 = 76120
Step 441: 76120 + 173 = 76293
Step 442: 76293 + 173 = 76466
Step 443: 76466 + 173 = 76639
Step 444: 76639 + 173 = 76812
Step 445: 76812 + 173 = 76985
Step 446: 76985 + 173 = 77158
Step 447: 77158 + 173 = 77331
Step 448: 77331 + 173 = 77504
Step 449: 77504 + 173 = 77677
Step 450: 77677 + 173 = 77850
Step 451: 77850 + 173 = 78023
Step 452: 78023 + 173 = 78196
Step 453: 78196 + 173 = 78369
Step 454: 78369 + 173 = 78542
Step 455: 78542 + 173 = 78715
Step 456: 78715 + 173 = 78888
Step 457: 78888 + 173 = 79061
Step 458: 79061 + 173 = 79234
Step 459: 79234 + 173 = 79407
Step 460: 79407 + 173 = 79580
Step 461: 79580 + 173 = 79753
Step 462: 79753 + 173 = 79926
Step 463: 79926 + 173 = 80099
Step 464: 80099 + 173 = 80272
Step 465: 80272 + 173 = 80445
Step 466: 80445 + 173 = 80618
Step 467: 80618 + 173 = 80791
Step 468: 80791 + 173 = 80964
Step 469: 80964 + 173 = 81137
Step 470: 81137 + 173 = 81310
Step 471: 81310 + 173 = 81483
Step 472: 81483 + 173 = 81656
Step 473: 81656 + 173 = 81829
Step 474: 81829 + 173 = 82002
Step 475: 82002 + 173 = 82175
Step 476: 82175 + 173 = 82348
Step 477: 82348 + 173 = 82521
Step 478: 82521 + 173 = 82694
Step 479: 82694 + 173 = 82867
Step 480: 82867 + 173 = 83040
Step 481: 83040 + 173 = 83213
Step 482: 83213 + 173 = 83386
Step 483: 83386 + 173 = 83559
Step 484: 83559 + 173 = 83732
Step 485: 83732 + 173 = 83905
Step 486: 83905 + 173 = 84078
Step 487: 84078 + 173 = 84251
Step 488: 84251 + 173 = 84424
Step 489: 84424 + 173 = 84597
Step 490: 84597 + 173 = 84770
Step 491: 84770 + 173 = 84943
Step 492: 84943 + 173 = 85116
Step 493: 85116 + 173 = 85289
Step 494: 85289 + 173 = 85462

So, 173*494 = 85462